Be Mindful Of:

  • Alt-Text. ALL images will require alt-text when posting (including graphics used to promote fanfiction!).

  • Sexuality. This event is both NSFW and SFW! As a matter of fact, we would encourage sensual and NSFW content for an event featuring disabled love, as disabled people are sexual beings with diverse sexual experiences and desires. With this in mind, take care of yourself and please tag your work as NSFW if relevant!

  • How slurs are used in fic-writing or speech in art (i.e. "cripple", "spaz", "gimp/gimpy"). The recent re-normalization of the slur "retarded" means that this is indeed a common pejorative used against people of all disabled backgrounds, but please keep in mind that this slur refers specifically to a form of disability that neither Jayce nor Viktor possess.

  • Moralization of disability such as "good disabled" vs. "bad disabled", inspiration porn, "turned evil because they are disabled" trope, or euthanasia as the "right choice" for sparing caregivers the burden of a non-terminal disability. There is a degree of sensitivity with which these tropes can be handled, but please note that they are sensitive.

  • Representation of dissociative disorders. There are many forms of dissociative disorders and many expressions of dissociation as a symptom of mental illness, so please be mindful when representing conditions or symptoms where dissociation may occur.

  • Treatments that reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Refrain from magic bullet cures, and approach treatment as a way to live with a disability rather than eliminate it.

  • Feminization. There are many intersections here with transness and race as well as disability, so please be cognizant of the de-masculinization of disabled men, the hyper-masculinization of brown men, and heteronormativity in the gender politics of homosexual partnerships, namely when one or more partners are depicted as trans. Creative expression of diverse gender experiences can be profound and necessary, and can also become a challenge when we understand how gender stereotypes interact with so many concurrent intersectional identities, so please approach the topic knowing it is sensitive in many different directions, whether you are in favor or opposed!

Don'ts:

  • No shota/loli of any characters whatsoever.

  • No rape or incest is permitted.

  • For the safety of the disabled participants and viewers of this event, the use of medical torture for fetish content specifically is not permitted.

  • For the safety of those who suffer this condition, we ask that DID/Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder/MPD) not be depicted in this event due to an exceptional level of misrepresentation, misinformation, and overuse as a horror trope in popular media that has endangered those who actually live with this diagnosis. This rule does not apply to other forms of dissociation.

  • Erasure of Viktor's form of disability is unacceptable.

  • Erasure of S2/post-ravine Jayce's form of disability is unacceptable. This extends to his post-ravine appearance in AU's.

Accessibility Basics

Infrastructure (Design):

  • Elevators

  • Temperature control

  • Legible signage (fonts, contrast, size, lighting, height)

  • Directional floor strips

  • Door pull/push weight

  • Transport access (public and private)

  • ADA compliance enforcement

Infrastructure (Functional):

  • Flexible time constraints

  • Reduced contact or isolation instead of general population (hospitals and prisons)

  • Access affordability

  • Access to caregivers (first-choice access, not assigned)

  • Alternative contact, point of contact (for work, medical offices, and crisis)

  • Accessible diagnostics and evaluations

  • Police interception/reduced contact

  • Workplace accessibility enforcement (different for every workplace)

Self-management:

  • Computer and phone accessibility settings

  • Smartphone medical ID

  • Bespoke routine

  • Instructional lanyards

  • Interoception coaching

  • Stuff That Works, online support groups, accessible research, printable or downloadable clinician guides and handbooks, and self-advocacy preparedness

Mental, Cognitive, Neuro

Alternative communication styles:

  • AAC devices

  • Verbal differences

  • Language, phrasing, & vocabulary barriers

  • Sign and hand talk

  • Unlearning social projection

  • Masking and unmasking

  • The art of “I believe you”

Sensory safety:

  • Tactile (clothing, surfaces)

  • Color (too much, not enough, contrast, directional floor strips)

  • Quiet spaces in public

  • Strobe free public, strobe warnings and blocks online

  • Lighting and noise control

Crisis intervention and prevention:

  • Blue envelopes

  • De-colonized psych services

  • Alternative therapy access

  • Gene-site and other medical testing for medication sensitivity

  • Community-based support

  • De-escalation

Mobility Impairment Access

Civic design and accessible housing:

  • Ledge clearance and curb cuts

  • Ramp angles, threshold ramps, and ramp materials with protective barriers

  • Turn radius

  • Angled cabinets and low height surfaces

  • Low-pile carpet and hard flooring

  • Doorway and aisle widths

  • Automatic doors, magnetic door levers

  • Parcel table within reach

  • Ring/blink doorbell (peephole access)

  • Detailed delivery instructions

Mobility device specs/needs:

  • Cupholders for walkers and wheelchairs

  • On-call device support (for chairs and other heavyweight or essential devices such as respirators and monitors)

  • Device affordability and access stipends

  • Wheelchair gloves

  • Bespoke wheelchairs

  • Seatbelts and tippers

Kitchen accommodations:

  • Pan grips

  • In-pot strainers

  • Extended sink hose

  • Pull down racks for shelving

  • Island and sink indents

  • Automated devices for tasks requiring force (can-openers, blade-task assists, dishwasher)

Bathroom accommodations:

  • Over the tub shower stool

  • Shower basket secured within reach

  • Grip bars

  • Tub door or tub handle

  • Glass doors instead of curtains on showers for fall risks

Bedroom accommodations:

  • Hip level bed for transfers

  • Support pillows for spicy activities

  • Button hooks and front fastenings

  • Clothing organizers within reach